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..The best model correctly classified 90% of the cases. A stable algorithm that can be used to identify epilepsy patients within MCOs was developed. Implications for use of the algorithm in other health care settings are discussed...

..The purpose of the present study was to apply computer algorithms to an administrative data set to identify the prevalence of epilepsy, incidence of epilepsy, and epilepsy-related mortality of patients in a managed care organization (MCO)...

..The results of these analyses provided evidence for reliability and construct validity of the instrument. Additional tests of the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the scales are necessary to refine the instrument...

..To examine the impact of a decision aid (DA) designed to promote informed decision making for screening with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and to test a theoretical model of factors influencing decisional conflict...

Attitudes about mental illness and its treatment: validation of a generic scale for public health surveillance of mental illness associated stigma

..Subscale scores differed by sex, race/ethnicity, and experience with mental illness. Inclusion of these brief subscales on existing population-based surveys can help states and others track attitudes about mental illness...